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w. s. HARSEL ET AL TIRE MAKI NG MACHNE May 27,51%@ Y 1,495,344

W. E. HARSEL. ET Ai..

TIRE MAKING MACHINE Original Filed Got. 26, 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 liatented itil-ay 2?', i924.

WELLIAM B. HARSEL, F AKRON, OHO, AND EDWARD NALL, DECEASED, BY EDITH ALICE NALL, EXECUTRIX, 0F AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS T0' THE GOODYEAR TIRE t RUBBER COMPANY, 0F AKRONQ'OHIO, A. COBPGRATION 0F OHIO.

TIRE-MAKING MCHNE.

Application filed October 26, 1918,l Serial No. 253,833. Renewed November 5, '1523.

To all fio/m t may concern.'

Be it known that the undersigned, WIL- LIAM B. Phasen` a citizen of the United States, residin at Akron, in the county of 5 Summit and tate of Ohio, and EDWARD NALL (whose exeeutrix is the undersigned,'

EDITH ALICE NAU., also a-citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio), did l@ invent certain new and useful improvements in Tire-lvlalring lllacliines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our present invention primarily relates l5 to tire-making machines, and more particularly to stiteller-mechanism therefor; as Well as to an improved method of laying fabric plies over the beads in the construc- *ion of a tire-carcass.

Thou h its application is unrestricted, the nice ianism of our invention is especially applicable for use as an auxiliary stitcher to carry out a novel method of stitching the fabric plies over the toe-face of the bead.

lt is contemplated among the objects of the present invention to mount, for use in conjunction with mechanism 'for stitching fabric plies on a ring-core or the like, an auxiliary stitcher disposed in operative relation to the ring core s0 that the stitcher A may be swung into engagement therewith to smooth down fabric plies on the bead and then to be swung out of engagement with the core; the operation being such that the stitcher may travel around the bead and particularlyl the toe-face thereof so as to properly to lay the fabric thereon. The structure may include the stitcher and a trimming device so arranged in relation to the core that the stitcher may operate in the normal manner'to lay the fabric across f, e tee-lace of the bead, and then the trimmer be positioned in relation to the cere automatically trim` the excess of fabric.

:it is ccntempiated as a further object to rovidc means for utilizing the stitcher to lucid the excess fabric securely against the side et" the core during the trimirn'ingv operation; als@ means for 'regulating the travel of the etitcher audits tension; and also to provide for facilitating the removal of the trimmer knife for sharpening and replacement.

,frame of a ti'e building machine.

Still a further object.- is to effect an im-i plovement in the method of laying tire fabric on a core inthe building of a tire carcass or the like, so that, instead of laying Veach ply directly over the bead and across thel toe-face thereof, a plurality of 6o I fabric plies may, at one operation, be carried over and laid upon the bead and the i trimming thereofel'ected automatically and as a continuation ef the fabric laying operations whcn the fabric has been so disposed on the bead.

Additional objects of a similar nature, which will bel hereinafter-more specifically treated, may be accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specilication, and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings,'wherein 75 there has been illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numbers designatc corresponding parts:

Figure l is a. front elevational View 0i' a portion of a tire building machine embodying our invention; Figure 2 is a-fragmentaryA View in front elevation and partly in section, showing the mechanism at one side of the core in inactive position; Figure' 3 is a similar View showing the stitcher device swung into its active position; and Figure 4 is a side elevational View showing the trimmer in active position, the stitcher 'then operating as a fabric holding instrumentality.V In these` drawings, the reference numeral 10 designates a base or standard which in this instance constitutes a portion of the Upon this base is ro atably mounted a `ring core 12, of the usiuil or any approved form and operated by any suitable means, upon which fabric plies 13 and beads 14 have been 10o laid, (see Figure 3), for building a tire carcass 15. vUpon the standard 10 is mounted, preferably adjustably, a bracket 11 which carries the stitching and trimming devices'. The latter are preferably mount- 105 ed on a pivoted support 16 provided with pivots 1*1' which bear in arms 18 at the sides of the bracket` ll. The frame 16 v pivots 17 CIL preferably comprises spaced plates 19 and 20 secured to end pieces 21 mounted on the @n pivots 22 and 23, bearing in the plates 19 and 20, are mounted a pair of angular arms 2e carrying stitcher'arms 25 hingeahly connected to pins 26 which pass through the. arms 2e and have thereon the nuts 2?.

Retracting springs 28 connected to the stitcher arms and the pivots 22 and of arms 241 normally hold the stitcher arms 25 against adjustable stops 29 threaded in lugs 30 on the arms 24. rLillie stitcher larms 25 'haveA rotatably 'mounted thereon Y the .setitcher'disks or rolls 51.

'normally do not extend as tar as the periphery of the stitcher disks 31.

The blade holders' in this instance are adjustahly mounted 'on the arms 214; one end being provided with slot-s 34- through which thepins 26 pass, and the other end portion being' pivoted on bolts Spacing bars 36 are 'mounted on the pins 26 and. disposed between the blade holders and the stitcher arms 25. (After the proper adjustment of the blade holders ll is obtained the nuts 27 on the pins 26 and thenuts on the bolts are tightened to maintain the holders in adjusted positions on the arms 24.) c

' The stitcher and trimmer. being both `carried by the swinging support 16, are thus mounted for movement simultaneously toward and'away from the core; but as will presently be explained, the trimmer may have movement (with the arms 24) independently of. the stiteher. g

The stitcher dishr 31 is of the usrial truncated cone shape` and its inner edge 37 is arranged so as to be in approximate align'- ment with the bead toe 38 of the tire carcass 15 on the core 12. This inner edge 37, then,

normally overhangs the cutting edge of the blade 32.

1t will be understood that there is'one of these stitching and *trimming structures at each sident' the core, they being actuatable toward and away from the core and, thus, toward and awa-y from each other.

li'leans are provided 'for effecting move! ment. of the swingable support 16 from the horizontal to theupright position, and for moving the stitcher and trimming devices in the direction of the core.7 andeueh means may comprise a Yfoot lever 38 connected by pivot' 39 to the swingable support 16 and adapted to follow the curved portion 40 of a guide 42 when the swingable supportlt is i-iored to the upright position, and 'follow the straight portion el of said guide'f 42 messer.

when the stitcher and trimmer are moved toward or away from the core 12; said root lever 3S. b means ot links lil. 14 and L5 having a toggle connection with the arms 2i. retracting spring 4G is connected between the foot. lever BS and the plate 19 et the swingable support 16.

lilith the parts in their inactivev positiony shown in Figures 2 and. 3 t'or instance` pre sure oll the toot. lever 38 for a certain d tance will carry the plies 12% across the toe 'laces 3S of the beads 1st, and lay :the plies securely thereon. Any excess fabric will pressed against the side of the core 12 by the edgesl of ihestitcher 31. After the stitc'z; ers have functioned to lay the plies 13 o. the beads il a continuation ot the press: i ou the loot lever will .result in moving the arms 25 inwardly of the core l2-stretching the springs Zit-and will force the cutting edges of the blades 32 through the surplus tahric ot the plies: the edges il? ot the stiteher Ill acting (during this operation\l as a holding means for the surplus fabric. Rotation of thecore will, of course, be occurring to etlect a trimming of't'his surplus.

ln general practice. any required number oi' fabric plies forbuilding the/tire carcass 13 maybe stitched down in any preferred manner and by any of thc well known or other stitching niechauisms'to make the carcass: then, the. beads having been propcrly positioned on the side of the carcass, the devices constituting the structure of the present invention are brought into pla-y. To this end. the tire builder actuates the foot lever 3S to eng-age the stitcher 31 with the first fabric ply. which isto overlie the beads 14. These stitchers 31 then operate to lay the Vjfabric nicely about' the beads at each side of the carcass; it being understood. or' course. that the-core is then rotat- Imovement of the stitchcrs 31 with respect te the beads la on the carcass, is such as to cause them to traverse the toe faces until the stitchers reach the opposite edges of the beads. whereupon the stitchers come to restand become fabric holders. Thema continuation ot the movement of the arms 24., un der the intluence ofthe foot lever 38, causes the trimmers to move While the stitchers remain at rest-in respect to 'furthe-r move ment of the stitchers'transversely of the core 12-although the stitchers are 'rotatably pressed against the fabric on the rotating core. The trimmer is thereby caused to engage and cut the fabric and, thus, sever the surplus of the fabric from the carcass. 1t will. therefore, be perceived that the posi eioning and action of the trimmers are effected automatically when the stitchers be come active asa fabric laying and holding instrumentality.

By :neansot' the 'adjustable stops 29? the l mediately retracted.

From the foregoing, it will be perceived.

that this structure provides a simple but effective mechanism for accomplishing the stitching and .trimming steps, successively, during the so-callcd over-bead operation by means which are actuated by an instrumentality-the foot lever, for instancecommon to both the stitcher and trimmer devices; the movement of that instrumentality to a. prescribed point effecting the action of the stitcher device and, 4then, the further movement of that'instrumentality effecting the action of the trimming device. So far as we are aware, we? are the first to pro ose such a construct-ion and aggroupment o the parts that the successive actions of the stitching and trimming devices acting under the control of means common to both may be eected." y

By mounting the stitchers in their peculiar association [with the trimmers, as above described, it is possible to stitch the single ply which goes, or the two plies which go, over the beads of .the tire, down one after the other through the use of the main stitchers not here shown). In the method, asv practiced in ,connection with our present structure, these main stitchers carry the outside plies onlydown into the valley of each bead and to the outside thereof and are, then, im-

Thus, the last two plies (or three or more) are then operated on by the auxiliary stitchers above described. After the main stitchers have been used in the construction of the carcass and up to a point where the extreme edge portions ot the two plies of i'ahric are free of the toes of the beads, they must then besimultaneously stitched across the' toe lfaces of the beads. The auxiliary stitchers then become eiiec.- tivc to carry the edge portions ci' the two plies across the beads at one time, and this movement is immediately followed by thc action of the trimmers.

'l1 he essential novelty of our improved method, therefore, resides in the fact that whereas, under the prior-,general practice, cach ply of fabric which went over the bead was completely stitched rthcreover and across the toe spaces beton; the next ply was put on the tire carcass; under the present practice (of our method) thc operator is not obliged to carry each ply across the toe spaces of the beads, but stops in his stitching .operation when hegets to the `outside edges of the beads. Thereupon, 'the two or more plies which go over the beads are then stitched at the bead-face portions, all in a single operation by the auxiliary stitchers, whereupon the surplus fabric is successively trimmed of?.

What we claim is:

1. In a tire-building machine, a corc, stitching and trimming mechanisms operatively associated `therewith,v and a supporting-structure common to both mechanisms whereby movement of the supporting-structure effects a positioning movement of both mechanisms simultaneously in relation to the core, and, then, a successive movement of one in relation to the other at the will of the operator the trimming-mechanism being also movable on the Structure at the will of the operator and while thev stitching-mechanism is at rest.

2. A tire-building machine including a r0- tatable core, a support juxtaposed thereto, a stitcher-device on the support and movable thereby in relation to the core, and a fabric-trimming device also on the sup ort and movable thereby and with the stitclier device in respect to the core and having movement with the support under the control of the operator and independently of and while the stitchingdevice is at rest; the support being common to both'devices and movable in respect to the core to effect a si- ,mult'aneous positioning of theA devices toward and away from the core.

3. A tire-buildingnnachine including a Arotatable core, 'a swinging support juXtaposed thereto, a stitcher-device mounted thereon for movement therewith inrespect to the core and beingitself movable on the support, and a trimming device on the support and apositionable thereby in relation to the core; the support being common to both devices and movable in respect to the core to effect a in'iultaneous positioning of the devices'ton ard-and away from the core.

4. Atire-ouil ing machine including a rotatable cora, a supporting member swingingly associated with the core, an arm swingingly associated with the member., a stitcherdevice on the arm, and atrimming device on the member and positionable thereby in relation tr the core; the member being common to oth devices whereby its movementin respectto the core effects 'a positioning of the devices simultaneously in'relation thereto.

l5. A tire-building machine including a rotatable core, a sui'iportingA member swinginglyassociated with the core, an arm swingingly associated with the member, a stitcherdevice on the arm, a trimming device on the member and positionable thereby in relation to the core, and a device for predetermining the extent of movement of the arm in one d1- rection. l Y

(l. A tire-building y machine including a rotatable core, a supporting member swingingly associated with the core, an arm swingingly associated with the member, a stitcher- 130 device on the arm, a trimming device on the member and positionable thereby in relation to the core, a device forpredetermining the extent of movement or" the arm in one direction, and resilient means active onthe arm -to maintain it normally in engagement with i of the operator and while the stitcher-deviec is at rest, said continued movement of the trinnnii'ig-device being under the control of the operator, the support being common both to the stitcher-device and to the trimming-device and functioning to ei'ect a posi tioning thereof in operating relation to the core, and means actuatable at the will of the operator for actuating said support.

8. A tirelbuilding machine including a rotatable core, a pair of swinging members associated with the core at opposite sides thereof, means common to both ot the pair of members for -moving them simultaneously toward and away from each other and, thus, toward and away from the core, a stiteher-supporting arm on each member, a

stitcher on the arm, a trimming device on the member, a limiting stop on the member for the arm, and means @or normally holding the arm against the stop.

9.' A tire-building machine includingv a rotatable re, a member having a to-and-fro movement in lrespect thereto, a stitchcr-device mounted thereon and having movement therewith to a predetermined position where# upon' it comes to rest, and a trimming device mounted on the member and made active thereby with respect to the core when the stitcher device comes to rest.

l0. A struct-ure' including a rotatable member, a support having a to-and-fro movement in respect thereto, a fabric-rolling device carried thereby and adapted to have a predetermined movement with said support and. then come to a position Vof rest, and a fabric-trinnning device also mounted on the support and operable thereby Jfor firsta positioning movement with the rolling de vice in respect to the member, and, then, a continued movement on the member when. the rolling device comes to rest.

ll. A tire-building machine including a core, a stitcher and a trimmer movable with relation to the core, means for moving the stitcher into proximity to the core, and ineensv operable upon continuation of the movement oit the stitcher lor moving the trimmer into proximity lto the core.

la tirebnilding machine' includinga e f Meneer..

base, a rotatable ring-core associated there with, a member pivotally mounted at one end upon said base and having at its opposite end a trimming device, a stitcher aise vmounted on said member in spaced relation to said trimming device, means 'for effecting movement of said stitcher into engagement with said core and operable upon 'further movement of the member to. carry the trim ming; device into active position with respect to the core.

13. A tire-building machine including a base, a rotatable ring-core, a member pivotally mounted at one end upon said base and having at its opposite end a trimming device, a stitcher mounted on said member in spaced relation to said Atrinnning device,y means for effectingV movement of said stitcher into engagement with said core and operable upon further movement ot the member to carry the trimming device into proximity to the core, and rfleans for varying the movement of the stitcher, with relation to the member.

14. A tire-building machine including a base, a rotatable ring-core, a member pivotally mounted adjacent one end upon said base and having adjacent its opposite end a trimming device, an arm pivoted on the member, a stitcher mounted on said arm in spaced relation to said trimming device, means for effecting movement oi said stitcher into engagement with said core, and operable to carry-the trimming device into proximity to the core, means for varying the extent ot movement of the stitchersupport ing arm with relation to the member, and means normally holding the stitcl1er-sup porting arm atthe limit of its movement in one direction.

l5. In a tire-building machine, combined stitching and trimmingmeclngpisnvinn cludinga shiftable support, a sticher-deV vice carried thereby, and a trimming device also carrie-dl thereby; bothl of said devices having a positioning.movement with the support and one ot said, devices having' movement on the supportI independently oi the other device whereby it maybe actuated into an active position at the will 4ot the operator ;successively to the 4positioning movement of the other device and while that other device remains passive.

-l6. in a tire-building machine, a. combined stitching and trimming mechanism-including a stitching device, a trimming device, a support common to both devices. and means for actuating said support te effectmoven'ient of both devices to a predetermined point and. themby a continued movement of said support, effecting movement 'of one of the devices at the will of: the op` erator independently of the other.

i7. ln a tire-building machine,a stitching and trimming mechanism including a stitch ing-device, a trinnning-device operatively associated therewith, a support common to both devices and movable to shift them simultaneously to a predetermined point, a

tire forming core associa-ted( with '/sa'id mechanism, means for actuating said support in relation to the core, and means rendered active by a continued movement thereof under the control of the operator to shift one of the devices toward the core independently of the other while the latter remains in engagement Awith the core.

18. In a 'tire-building machine, a stitching and trimming mechanism including a stitching-device, a trimming-device operatively associated therewith, a support common to both devices and movable to shift them simultaneously to a predetermined point, means for actuating sald support, and means rendered active by a continued movement thereof to shift one of the devices independently of the other, the shiftedl device thereby being positioned into operating position while the unshifted device remains fixed and then 43o-operates to hold work operated on by said shifted position.

19. In a tire-building machine, a stitching and trimming mechanism including a stitchfA ingdevice,"'\ a trimming-device operatively associated therewith, va support common to both devices and movable to shift them simultaneously to a predetermined point,

-means for actuating said support, means rendered active by a continued movement thereof to shift one. of the devices independently of the other, the shifted device thereby being positioned into operating position while the unshiftedi device remains xcd and then co-operates to hold work operated on by said shifted sition, and means for varying the extent said shit-table device.

20. A tire-building machine, including a supporting-frame, a pair of arms pivoted thereon, means under the control of the operator for -actuatin the arms, stitcher-devices carriedl by said arms, and trimmer-devices also carried by the arms, the stitcherdevices having a movement on the arms independently of the trimmer-devices.

2l. A tire-building machine, including a support, a pair of actuating-arms pivoted thereon, a tire-forming core associated therewith, means for actuating the arms in respect' to the core, stitcher-devices carried by said arms and positionable thereby into engagement with the core, and trimmer-devices on the arms and movable thereby into engagement with the core while the stitcherdevices are engaged therewith, the trimmer and stitcher devices being relatively movable on the arms.

22. A tire-building machine, including a support, a pair of actuating-arms pivoted thereon, a tire-forming core associated thereindependent movement of,

with, means for actuating the arms in respect tothe core, stitcher-devi'ces carried by said arms and lpositionable thereby into engagement with the core, trinuner-dcvices on the. arms and( movable thereby into engagement with the core while the stitcher'- devices are engaged therewith, the trimmer and stitcher devices heilig relatively movable on the arms, and means for limiting such relative movement of the devices.

23. A tire-building machine, includinga support, a pair of actuating-arms pivoted thereon, a tire-forming core associated therewith, means for actuating the arms in respect to the core, stitcher-devices carried by said arms and positionable thereby into engagement with the core, trinmier-devices on the arms and movable thereby into engagement with the core While the stitcher-devices are engaged theiewith, the trimmer and stitoher devices being relatively movable on the arms, and means for actuating the stitcher-devices tovfard their normal position as they are being disengaged from the core. l

24g. A. tire-building machine, including a support, a pair of actuating-arms pivoted thereon, a tire-forming core associated therewith, means for actuating the arms in respect to the core, stitcher-devices carried by said arms and positionable thereby into engagement with the core, trimmer-devices on the arms and movable thereby into engagement with the core While the stitcher-ievices are engaged therewith, the trimmer and stitcher devices being relatively movable on the arms, and means for varying the extent of relative movement between said devices.

Q5. A tire-building machine., including a support, a, pair of actuating-arms pieoted thereon, a tire-forming core associated; there-A with, means for actuating the arms in respect to the core, stitcher-.devices carried -by said arms and positionable thereby into engagement with the core, trinnner-devices on the arms 'and movable thereby into engagement with the core while the stitcher-devices are engaged therewith, the trimmer and stitcher devices being relatively movable on the arms, and means .active on the trimmerdevices for adjusting the same and thereby vary the depth of cut thereof,

26. A tire-building machine, includin a support, a pair of actuating-arms movaly mounted thereon, a tire-forming core ar.- sociated therewith, means for operating the arms comprising linksv ivotally connected to the arms, an actuatingar connected to said links, and a spring-controlled foot-lever connected to the bar, a guiding-member for the lever, trimmer-devices adjustably mounted at the upper extremities of the arms and' including cutters and means for adjusting the same to vary their cutting "function, stitcherarms movably supported. on the actuatingfirms, stitcheedisks on elle arms, adjustable stops' engeg'ealle by the Stitcher-rms, and springs Ilief-ving a normal tendency to move he arms toward -the stops.

2l'. tire-building inuohne, including a suppone, e pair of actuating-arms movably. mounted hereon, a tire-forming core associated therewiih, means for operating the arms, comprising links piyoully connected fo the wins an :ictuutingbar connected' to sair links. and u spring-controlled fool-lever connected to the bur, u guiding-member for he lever, triu'uner-devices zdjustubly mounteil at the upper extremities of the uruxs and including" cuttengl and nieuns for` adjust-infr lie, saine loY Yury their cutting' function, sticlier-arnis movubly supported on the acuatingnrnis, siitcher-dsks von the arms,

ud'jusable stops engageable by the stk/eher# arms, and springs having u normal tendency 5@ to move the urine towards the stops, a buse on which Suid support is niovnbly mounted, and means for shifting the support on elle base, hereupon the actuating-:mns may he moved in a transverse direc'tion relatively to the core, in testimony whereof, we lleve hereuno alxed our signaures.

VVILLM B. HARSEL EDTH ALICE NALL, Ewen/fria* of Ize Las-t Will and' Teszame'nt 0f Edward Nall, deeeased.

*Witnesses z R. S. TROGNER, E. C. LEADENHAM. 

